iyne top bla atın tapmazğa
/ijne top bla atɯn tapmazʁa/
Literal translation
not to name someone even with a needle-ball (pincushion)
Intended meaning
To show someone no attention at all, never pleasing them with even the smallest gift or kindness.
- Soltannı ua tanımay edi, jaŋız bir iyne top bla ol qıznı atın aytmağandı, bir uwuç konfet, bir tüyrewüç alıb quwandırmağandı, qıshası, ileşdirirge izlemegendi.But he paid Soltan no heed: not once did he honour that girl with so much as a pincushion, never gladdened her by buying her a handful of sweets or a single pin — in short, he had no wish to grow close to her.
Variants
- iyne top bla atın aytmazğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 223